I've spent several years living in the wide-open spaces of Wyoming, and as an avid hiker, I enjoy the natural wonders that flourish in our windswept landscapes. Among them are the myriad ...

Flowers pollinated by honeybees make fewer and lower-quality seeds than flowers visited by other pollinators. That could be because honeybees spend more time buzzing between flowers of the same plant ...

We all know the birds and the bees are important for pollination, and we often notice them in gardens and parks. But what about flies? Flies are the second most common type of pollinator, so perhaps ...

Pollinators are small creatures with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for about one of every three bites of food ...

“There’s really some simple things that any of us can do easily, whether we have a patio space or a large property," Holcomb ...

Growing bigger, better-shaped strawberries starts with better pollination. One easy-to-grow companion plant can help bring ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Plants existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years before the first flowers bloomed. But when flowering plants did evolve, more than 140 million years ago, they were a huge evolutionary success ...

Pollinators prefer single-petaled flowers to double-petaled ones. Here's how to choose the right species of flowers to attract bees, birds, and butterflies.

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Researchers showed that tobacco hawkmoths lost attraction to the scent of their preferred flowers when that scent had been altered by ozone. This oxidizing pollutant thus disturbs the chemical ...